St. Bartholomew Cathedral

Construction St. Bartholomew began after 1295 and was completed in early 16th century.

Construction St. Bartholomew began after 1295 and was completed in early 16th century. On the main altar you can see the sculpture of the Madonna of Pilsen, 1390, one of the most valuable statues of the "beautiful style," of Czech madonnas (there is a replica on the top of the Plague Column of the 17th century.).The Šternberk chapel with a pendant bracket dates from the 1st half of the 16th century. In 1993, Pope John Paul II. established a bishopric in Pilsen and the church of St. Bartholomew became a cathedral. The cathedral tower with its height of 102.6 metres the highest church tower in Bohemia, is a popular viewing point.

About Portal

The Improvement of the Tourist Portal of the Pilsen Region came into being as an initiative of the Pilsen Region and is being implemented and managed by the staff of the Department of Tourism and the Department of Computer Science. The project is aimed at the promotion of a comprehensive range of services and the development of tourism and tourist services throughout the Pilsen Region.

The Project Improvement of the Tourist Portal of the Pilsen Region is financed by the European Union.